Housing starts in Canada sank by 15% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted of 238,049 in January of 2026, firmly below market expectations of 263,300, to mark the lowest rate in five months. Urban housing starts in centers with populations over 10,000 people fell by 18.7% to 218,182. In turn, rural starts were estimated at the 20,487 mark. source: Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation
Housing Starts in Canada decreased to 238 Thousand units in January from 280.70 Thousand units in December of 2025. Housing Starts in Canada averaged 194.07 Thousand units from 1977 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 321.28 Thousand units in March of 2021 and a record low of 90.70 Thousand units in August of 1982. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Housing Starts - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Housing Starts in Canada decreased to 238 Thousand units in January from 280.70 Thousand units in December of 2025. Housing Starts in Canada is expected to be 260.00 Thousand units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Housing Starts is projected to trend around 235.00 Thousand units in 2027 and 200.00 Thousand units in 2028, according to our econometric models.